Home Is Where The Heart Is. An Outsiders Fanfiction

Chapter 16:Love

Over the next few months I kinda fell into a routine. Dally sends me a letter about every two weeks. I love his letters but it’s starting to get lonely without him here. I do the same thing everyday now. I go to school, go to swim practice and come home and read. I’ve been swimming more to pass time. So much in fact that I’m extremely fit, Soda says I’m almost as fit as Darry. Anyway I walked in the house to find it empty. I sigh and head up to my room. I lay down on my bed and stare at the ceiling. I close my eyes and let my mind wander. I start thinking of the first time Dally kissed me. 

It was the middle of April and the boys asked me to play football. I normally hate football cause I suck at it but I  agreed that day because if I didn’t play the teams would be uneven. We were at the park and I was running with the ball, about to pass it to Pony when I got tackled down. I looked up to see Dally smirking down at me. “Better luck next time Princess,” he whispered. I smirk and try to get out from under him. He grabs my shoulders and gently pins me back down. “I don’t think so Princess,” he whispers, leaning in closer to me. He leans in so close I can feel his breath on my face. “Dally what are you doing?” “I’ve wanted to do this for so long,” he whispers. Then he kissed me and it was the best kiss I’ve ever had and that’s not just because it was my first kiss, that just made it even more special. 

When I come back to reality, I realize I’m crying. Tomorrow is April 20th. That's mine and Dally’s one year anniversary and he’s not even going to be here. I look at the clock and see that it’s 11 O'clock already. I get up and slip on one of Dally’s shirts. I lift it to my nose and inhale deeply. I smile softly, it still smells like him. I climb into bed and close my eyes, letting Dally’s scent fill my census. I slowly drift off to sleep. 

When I wake up I don’t want to get out of bed. I know todays not going to be a good day, I can just feel it. But I get up anyway. It’s getting warmer so I change into a white dress with red hearts all over it. I put on light make up and curl my hair in loose curls. Finally I slip on some high heeled open toed silver sandals. I grab my bag and head downstairs. “Come on Pony,” I call. He runs downstairs and follows me out the door, after saying goodbye to Darry.

 When we get to school I head to my locker, only to have it surrounded by Chole and her clan. “What do you want Chole,” I say, spinning around to face her. “Oh nothing, I just wanted to know where your little boyfriend is,” she sneers. “I don’t answer to you,” I say blankly, turning and walking away. “Hey don’t walk away from me,” she yells, grabbing me  and digging her nails into my arm. “Let go of me,” I yell, shoving her off of me! “So where is he huh, I bet he left you for someone better because you're such a little whore!” I want to slap her so badly but I don’t I just turn and run as fast as I can down the hall, tears stream down my face as I throw myself out the front door. I look up so I don’t run into anyone and when I do I stop dead in my tracks. 

“Dally,” I whisper.
He grins when his eyes land on me. My mouth falls open as he walks towards me in what seems like slow motion. I want to walk towards him but my legs won’t move so I’m stuck frozen in place. When he finally reaches me, he opens his arms and I fall into them. “Hey Baby,” he whispers in my ear. I wrap my arms around him and bury my face in his shoulder. “Your here,” I whisper. A fresh wave of tears falls from my eyes but their tears of joy this time. He pulls back and looks me in the eye. I notice he has tears going down his face as well.“I am Baby, I promise,” he says.

Then he kisses me and it takes my breath away. I kiss back with just as much passion, I can feel all the love in this kiss and I never want it to end. Kissing him makes me feel whole again. He picks me up and spins me around making me throw my head back and laugh. I haven’t laughed like that in almost six months! When he sets me down again I finally zone back in on the crowd around us and just like in the movies they slowly start clapping. I blush and hide my face in Dally’s chest. He laughs and hugs me tighter.